BJP & BDJS seal alliance in Kerala for Assembly polls

Thiruvananthapuram: Hoping to make its presence felt in the hitherto bipolar political scenario in Kerala, BJP today sewed up an alliance with Bharat Dharama Jana Sena, the new party formed by Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam, a powerful organisation of the backward Ezhava community.

The tie-up was announced by the state leaders of BJP and BDJS at a joint press conference here today. "Both parties agreed to face the coming polls together," BJP State President Kummanom Rajasekharan and BDJS State President Thushar Vellappally said.

Rajasekaran claimed NDA has become a force in Kerala and that talks on seat sharing and a common programme for NDA will be carried out in the coming days. "We expect to complete the seat sharing and finalisation of list of candidates in the next 10 days," he said.